Antimicrobial activity of <i>Laminaria japonica</i> extracts against bacterial canker of tomato disease agent <i>Clavibacter michiganensis</i> subsp. <i>michiganensis</i>

Authors

  • Jin Cai Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
  • Mengliang Wang Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
  • Xiaoxia Zhao Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
  • Yanyan Zhang 1.Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China 2. Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
  • Xin Yuan 1Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China 2 Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2017.090.023

Keywords:

bacterial canker of tomato, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Laminaria japonica, antimicrobial activity, orthogonal array design, antimicrobial mechanism

Abstract

Laminaria japonica was extracted with ethanol, and tested for antimicrobial activity against Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm). This gram-positive bacterium is the agent of a serious tomato disease called bacterial canker. On in vitro antimicrobial assays, L. japonica extracts showed intensive antimicrobial activity to inhibit Cmm. Extracting parameters (time, temperature, and solid/liquid ratio) were investigated and further optimized integratedly with L27(313) orthogonal array design (OAD). Our data implied that the optimum extraction conditions were A3B3C3, that were extracting time 12 h, extracting temperature 80 °C, and solid/liquid ratio 1:30 (g:mL). Extracting temperature was the significant factor affecting extracting condition. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of L. japonica extracts against Cmm were 2.5 mg/mL and 5 mg/mL. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation indicated L. japonica extracts caused considerable morphological alterations in Cmm cells, such as protoplast leakage, cell membrane disruption, cell clumped, and cell fragmented. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) level determination and ATPase activity assay revealed that L. japonica extracts did cause significant accumulation in ROS and reduce the intracellular ATPase activity rapidly. Accordingly, these results indicated that L. japonica extracts could open a new promising opportunity for this tomato disease control.

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Published

2017-05-23

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Vol. 90 (2017): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

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